Many foreigners who immigrate to the United States seek naturalization. It is possible to achieve this change of status, but it requires a series of steps. Presentation of documents, interviews and even an oath are part of this process which consists of ten steps in allas defined by that country’s Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and described below.
The starting point is to confirm that the person who is interested in the procedure is not a citizen by birth or that he received status thanks to his parents.
The Uscis indicates that, before any type of document is presented, First you must prove that the person is not a citizen. This can happen either by birth or inherited from father or mother.
If the person does not have the right to obtain citizenship through his family, the USCIS has it practical guidance so you know abroad whether you can apply for naturalization. It is a paper made up of five parts and various true or false questions. If you go through all the points, you can move on to the next step.
The USCIS has a series of documents available online. One of them is the Form N-400, Application for Naturalization. It’s not just a form to fill in and sign, but it includes some information and evidence that needs to be attached.
This includes:
Once you gather all the information, the person submits Form N-400 and also pay a fee to start the process. The naturalization application is submitted online or by mail. For the digital form, you must create a user on the Uscis portal. When you send it, the Service will contact you to make the payment. In online tax It is indicated that the procedure is today It costs US $760 in manual and US $710 in digital.
If the submitted documents indicate that the person is eligible for naturalization, then You can contact her to collect her biometric data. he is Uscis will notifywhere you will be informed about the date, time and place of the meeting. The applicant is present, completes the procedure and, if everything goes well, wait for the instructions for the next step.
So far, they were all preliminary processes. When they are ready, the USCIS will call the person for a face-to-face interview. With this, the process is completed, which does not yet mean that it has been accepted. The group explains that this meeting has its own steps: There will be a background talk followed by an English test and a civics test.
Once the interview and test are complete, the Uscis will confirm whether the Naturalization Application will be accepted. The notice of the decision is sent in the same way as the procedure was done. There are three possible answers:
When the USCIS sends notice of approval of the procedureinforming the applicant that they are qualified to participate in one of the naturalization ceremonies done by the group. Even if the documents were approved before the interview, you could attend a ceremony on the same day you pass the exams. If this is not the case, you will have to wait until the information arrives with the day, time and place.
Nature’s feast day the person takes the Oath of Allegiance to the United States. This has its own bureaucratic steps. You must first fill out a questionnaire within Form-445. Then you have to go to the event and give the document to the Uscis officer. If everything is correct, the oath will be taken and you will receive a Certificate of Naturalization.
As a last resort, the USCIS indicates that It is important to know the rights and obligations which a citizen has United States. Among them:
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